Looking Forward to 2013

The original Xbox went out with a bang back in 2005 and delivered some of the consoles best games during its final year. It is actually looking like the Xbox 360 will repeat this feat over the next 12 months, and we already know is the last full calendar year for the Microsoft hardware. The year ahead is littered with spectacular send-offs and sequels made to push the current hardware into the future and as we eagerly await the Xbox 720/Durango...

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Why don't people like Final Fantasy IX?

After some Christmas boredom and standard internet browsing I came across a particular article on 1UP that got me thinking about some of my favourite older RPG’s. In particular it got be thinking about Final Fantasy and the ninth instalment in the series. While Final Fantasy IX didn’t generate the same amount of hype as VII, VIII or X, it did have a following of hardcore fans. It came at a time when myself in particularly had no idea when I...

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3DS Sales Turnaround

An interesting statistic was released last week – in less than two years the 3DS has sold more units in Japan than the PS3 has in its six year lifecycle. According to Media Create (via Nintendo Life) the latest portable sold 211,499 in the first week of December bringing its cumulative total to a whopping 8,799,378 units since its launch. The PS3 has still managed to sell 8,716,260 units in Japan since it’s launch in 2006. Nintendo and Sony...

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Raptr 2012 Statistics

Raptr has released it’s list of the most-played video games of 2012. According to the list, the following games topped the chart based on average playtime, average session length and total playtime share. • Most Played New Game – Borderlands 2 • Most Played Game (Released Anytime) – Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 • Biggest Boost from User-Generated Content – Portal 2 • Most Played Long-Awaited Sequel – Borderlands 2 • No Bathroom Break...

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Exaggeration Station

This is probably the most difficult post I have ever written and that’s because it could easily cross the proverbial ‘line’, let’s hope it doesn’t. As if the circular blame game surrounding violent crime wasn’t already bed enough, one particular British Tabloid, The Express, has decided to implicate the Dynasty Warrior franchise in the horror of Adam Lanza’s school shooting. Yes, we’ve moved on from Mass Effect and are into a game that doesn’t even feature guns. The newspaper wrote, ‘Chillingly, his favourite video game was said to be a...

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Video Game Resolutions

For many people the start of a New Year brings resolutions, revelations and ‘life improvements routines’ – which incidentally are usually forgotten by February – or in my case a list of things I still need to finish before I begin anything new. As 2012 has been another great year for gaming, which is hardly up for dispute, I have found myself playing many different titles for a multitude of hours but have missed several very important things...

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Far Cry 3 Hints & Tips

So Far Cry 3 has been out a week now and what a great diamond in a field of roughage it is. It’s a difficult but thoroughly enjoyable open-world FPS that delivers every single aspect well enough to keep you coming back for me. This article will give me a chance to push forward some initial tasks which will help you on your way across Rook Island. In fact think of this as a bit of a ‘Help Guide 101’. I won’t be discussing any story points so...

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Skyrim Dragonborn Personal Review

Last week marked the release of the next substantial piece of Dowloadable content for Bethesda’s huge open-world RPG; The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, called Dragonborn. This new content explores the island of Solsteim, sorry if I’m covering old ground, which was last seen in the Bloodmoon expansion for Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind. While the locations has been used before, and is very Skyrim-esq, the design is still subtly different and pulls the...

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Far Cry 3 Personal Review

So, I’ve brushed the crumbs off of my controller, opened my eyes to the world of daylight once again and can honestly say that Far Cry 3 is a great game. Firstly let me tell you that it’s difficult to compare it to predecessor without making Far Cry 2 seems like a terrible game itself – which it wasn’t – but the new instalments does everything we loved much better than we’ve ever seen before. It expands on the foundations made in FC2 but also...

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